Events & Meetings

Leaders of thirty-eight Jewish communities from around Europe called for the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be declared “Persona Non Grata Ad Personam” in European territory, during the European Jewish Congress (EJC) Extraordinary General Assembly, held Sunday, February 19th, 2006 in Vienna

Taking part in the official Holocaust commemoration ceremony in Athens, a European Jewish Congress delegation held meetings on the 31st January with the Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis and President KÌÁrolos Papo̼lias

The President of the European Jewish Congress Pierre Besnainou met in Jerusalem with the Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday, January 10th, to express his support to the new Israeli Cabinet formed as Ariel Sharon remains hospitalised

The President of the European Jewish Congress Pierre Besnainou attended a Barcelona football match on November 29th, between a joint team of Israeli and Palestinian players against the Spanish team FC Barcelona, in the presence of Shimon Peres and various Israeli and Palestinian personalities.

In Tunisia for the World Summit on the Information Society, European Jewish Congress President Pierre Besnainou met on November 17th with the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in the presence of the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabil Shaath, discussing Palestinian commitments to continue paving the way for peace talks with Israeli authorities.

In a joint action organized by the European Jewish Congress, synchronized protests took place in European capitals during the week of October 31st, demonstrating against the Iranian President's recent statement that Israel "should be wiped off the map.”